The Rotary Club of Dixie Sunrise met on Thursday, September 17th for the 657th time!
Today we were privileged to hear from Utah State Senator Steve Urguhart. While originally from Houston, Senator Urguhart’s wife, Sara, hails from St. George and they have lived here since 1994. The Senator attended Williams College and BUY where he obtained his law degree. He was elected to the Utah State House of Representatives in 2000 and jumped to the Senate in 2008.
Senator Urguhart – Steve to most in the room – told the audience he choose to run for the Senate to have the opportunity to be more involved in policy. He spent his time addressing two matters of importance to him: the recent adoption of the Bill on Legal Notices and the budget of the State of Utah.
The Bill on Legal Notices will now remove some of the financial burden to posting legal notices, which are mandated to be published in a.JPG)
newspaper and could cost up to $1,000, by adding the option to post a legal notice on a newly designed, searchable web site. This is an innovative step that The Senator feels may quickly be copied by other states.
On the matter of budget, Steve reinforced that the Utah government budgets on real dollars. When one time money comes into the State it is used almost exclusively for one time projects and does not fund routine operations. We were given the news that indeed, Utah will have to make a 13% cut in the state budget. Up to now of the 21,000 state employees there has been only a loss of 71 jobs and that by attrition. However, as the budget cuts continue we will probably see actual jobs cuts. Economic recovery may help but the State of Utah will face tough challenges along with the rest of the country.
In conclusion, Marla reminded everyone that we are doing a Trail Cleanup this Saturday morning. Breakfast will be served at 8:00 at the loop picnic area and we will attack the trash around the picnic area and the Sugarloaf. Families are invited to help!
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Marla Shelby-Drabner, President
Rotary Club of Dixie Sunrise
Today we were privileged to hear from Utah State Senator Steve Urguhart. While originally from Houston, Senator Urguhart’s wife, Sara, hails from St. George and they have lived here since 1994. The Senator attended Williams College and BUY where he obtained his law degree. He was elected to the Utah State House of Representatives in 2000 and jumped to the Senate in 2008.
Senator Urguhart – Steve to most in the room – told the audience he choose to run for the Senate to have the opportunity to be more involved in policy. He spent his time addressing two matters of importance to him: the recent adoption of the Bill on Legal Notices and the budget of the State of Utah.
The Bill on Legal Notices will now remove some of the financial burden to posting legal notices, which are mandated to be published in a
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newspaper and could cost up to $1,000, by adding the option to post a legal notice on a newly designed, searchable web site. This is an innovative step that The Senator feels may quickly be copied by other states.On the matter of budget, Steve reinforced that the Utah government budgets on real dollars. When one time money comes into the State it is used almost exclusively for one time projects and does not fund routine operations. We were given the news that indeed, Utah will have to make a 13% cut in the state budget. Up to now of the 21,000 state employees there has been only a loss of 71 jobs and that by attrition. However, as the budget cuts continue we will probably see actual jobs cuts. Economic recovery may help but the State of Utah will face tough challenges along with the rest of the country.
In conclusion, Marla reminded everyone that we are doing a Trail Cleanup this Saturday morning. Breakfast will be served at 8:00 at the loop picnic area and we will attack the trash around the picnic area and the Sugarloaf. Families are invited to help!
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Marla Shelby-Drabner, President
Rotary Club of Dixie Sunrise
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